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Helpful Web Sites

The websites compiled here are a small piece of what is available on the Internet. If you have suggestions for additional sites, questions, or comments, please contact the Youth Services Librarian.

Reference Databases / Sites for Preschoolers / Homework Help / Books & Reading / Fun Facts / Entertainment / Games / Current Interest

Sites for Preschoolers

  1. Between the Lions This early literacy site, for children ages 4-7, is a tie-in for the award-winning television program.
  2. Curious George Mazes, games, activities, etc. featuring Curious George
  3. Julia's Rainbow Corner Preschool games and activities with sound.
  4. Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes Nursery rhymes with rebus pictures and printable coloring sheets.
  5. PlayKidsGames Math, alphabet and logic games designed for younger children and their parents.
  6. Sesame Street Workshop Activities featuring Sesame Street characters. Play games with Prairie Dawn, Elmo, and the Cookie Monster.

Homework help

  1. "Great Web Sites for Kids" Hundreds of web sites for kids and adults arranged by subject by the American Library Association.
  2. BJ Pinchbecks' Homework Help A great site for helping with homework. Covers a wide range of subject areas.
  3. FactMonster Find information about a variety of subjects ranging from weather facts to homework help to quizzes and games.
  4. Kids.gov  The official kids' portal for the U.S. government.
  5. 50states All-inclusive site about the 50 states.
  6. GeoHive Population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities.
  7. Homework Center Homework Help A very well organized site that will help with homework. Topics range from wars and world history to maps and mythology.
  8. OurStory - A searchable site for American history topics sponsored by The Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
  9. MadSciNet A group of scientists providing answers to your questions.
  10. A Maths Dictionary for Kids An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains over 400 common mathematical terms in simple language" that is full of fun and educational examples.
  11. Science Fair Project Resource Guide An excellent resource from Internet Public Library that links to all sorts of resources for their projects.
  12. Time for Kids This companion to the Time for Kids magazine connects youth with up-to-the-minute news and current events.
Books & Reading
  1. Bookhive A reader's advisory tool for infants through sixth graders that can be searched by topic or reading level.
  2. Children's Literature Web Guide A collection of internet resources related to books for children and young adults.
  3. Curious George Curious George, the Man with the Yellow Hat, games, activities, mazes and more.
  4. Goodnight Stories Variety of story activities for children up to age 6, including audio stories.
  5. Jan Brett Local author's website containing dozens of printable coloring sheets, games and contests.
  6. KidsReads Coverage of children's books, series and authors, including games and trivia section.
  7. Kidspace Story Hour Check out the stories at the youth division of the Internet Public Library. Stories are presented in a variety of forms, including plain text, text with graphics and audio, and self-running programs.
  8. Meet the Authors Links to popular author and illustrator's websites from Baltimore County Public Library.
  9. Moonlit Road Ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South, told by the region's most celebrated storytellers.
  10. Mythweb Encyclopedia of mythology for young people.
  11. PBSKids Visit your favorite PBS shows (Arthur, Between the Lions, Sagwa).
  12. Scholastic Visit the official sites for your favorite Scholastic books: Harry Potter, Captain Underpants, Deltora Quest, and more.
  13. Seussville Everything Seuss.
  14. StoryPlace In English and Spanish. Includes links to preschool and elementary school stories, as well as online and other activities.
Fun Facts
  1. Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids Basic information on how our government operates for kids in grades K-12.
  2. American Fact Finder  A first stop for finding statistical information; also check out the Kids' Corner for fun quizzes and games about each state.
  3. Biography Has a searchable online database containing 15,000 international names, past and present.
  4. Building Big Explore construction with interactive labs and challenges.
  5. CountryReports Concise, readable, current guide to basic country information.
  6. Electronic Zoo Created by a veterinary doctor, this site has tons of info on animals.
  7. Exploratorium Puzzles, games and experiments.
  8. Figure This! Math Challenges Math activities by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
  9. Kids Health Provides great physical and mental health information for kids.
  10. Marilyn's Imagination Factory Offers art activities using recycled materials.
  11. NASA Kids Sections include space and beyond, rockets and airplanes, and the earth.
  12. National Geographic Kids Great info for kids about the world, its people, and its wildlife.
  13. The Presidents of the United States Biographies, photos, links and speeches of US presidents.
  14. SFS Kids Listen, learn, and compose with the San Francisco Symphony.

Entertainment

  1. Cartoon Network Cartoon Network's shows, schedules and activities.
  2. Crafts for Kids Craft projects for preschool, kindergarten and elementary school children.
  3. Disney Online For the young child interested in Disney movies and television programming. Includes Bear in he Big Blue House, Stanley, Rolie Polie Olie and more.
  4. Family Channel TV schedule for the family channel, games, show info. and contests.
  5. Internet Movie Database Look up movie show times, watch trailers, or search the database of thousands of titles.
  6. MP3.com Download music in MP3 format.
  7. MusicNet Samples of hits you can listen to from rock to rap and beyond.
  8. Nickelodeon The official Nickelodeon website with info and activities for all you favorite shows and movies
  9. Nick Jr. Nick Jr.'s TV schedule, printables, games and crafts, including Dora the Explorer
  10. PBSKids Visit your favorite PBS shows (Arthur, Between the Lions, Sagwa). Games, activities, printables.

Games

  1. Addicting Games Lots of fun games to play online or download to your computer.
  2. Mazoons Tons of printable mazes.
  3. Chess is Fun Site for learning to play chess. Appropriate for beginners.
  4. FunBrain Great interactive games for children ages eight and up, involving math, spelling and reading.
  5. FunSchool Great range of activities for preschool - Grade 6.
  6. PlayKidsGames Math, alphabet and logic games designed for younger children and their parents.
  7. Sesame Street Workshop Activities featuring Sesame Street characters. Play games with Prairie Dawn, Elmo, and the Cookie Monster.
  8. Sodaconstrructor Create a model out of digital soda straws and use your engineering skills to animate it. Selected as one of the American Library Association's 2002 Notable Children's Web Site.
  9. Thunk.com Children learn about and create secret messages and secret codes.
  10. Pauly's Playhouse fun online interactive games and activities for children 3 and up.
  11. UpToTen 600 games and educational activities for kids up to age 10.
  12. Yuckiest Site on the Internet Explore the yucky, gross, and cool.

Media Literacy

    1.  OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and     the technology industry to help protect citizens against Internet fraud and to protect personal information.

    2.  ConnectSafely.org offers social media safety tips for children, teens, parentsand educators.

Current Interest

 

 

 

 
 
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